Varaha Purana 207.46: Adhyaya 207, Shloka 46
Section on the ‘Person’ who Entices Beings within the Cycle of Rebirth
स स्त्रीसमृद्धं गजवाजिपूर्णं लभेदधिष्ठानवरं वरिष्ठम् ॥ धूपप्रदानेन तथा गवां च लोकानाप्नोति नरो वसूनाम्
sa strīsamṛddhaṃ gajavājipūrṇaṃ labhed adhiṣṭhānavaraṃ variṣṭham || dhūpapradānena tathā gavāṃ ca lokān āpnoti naro vasūnām
Durch diese verdienstvolle Tat erlangt der Mensch eine höchste und vortreffliche Stätte, reich an Frauen und erfüllt von Elefanten und Pferden. Ebenso erreicht er durch das Darbringen von Räucherwerk und auch durch das Verschenken von Kühen die Welten, die den Vasus zugeordnet sind.
Varāha (default, instructional voice)
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It reflects Purāṇic-era norms where dāna (gift-giving) and ritual offerings are framed as social-ethical acts linked to cosmological outcomes, preserving a record of religious economy and patronage.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it is concerned with merit (phala) and post-mortem realms.
The verse promotes generosity through offerings (incense) and gifts (especially cows), presenting them as culturally valued acts with auspicious results.
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